Banned Play on Palestinian Prisoners, Occupation Throws Israeli Theater Festival Into Turmoil
Artistic director quits popular Acre Fringe Theater Festival after public steering committee disqualifies ‘Prisoners of Occupation’
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Scientists urged to boycott Israel biochemistry conference
Palestinian, Israeli and international academics are urging colleagues to boycott the 2017 congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies in Jerusalem next month. “Some attendees will be unaware of….
Israel seizes mobile classrooms in Palestinian village on eve of new school year
Trailers were to serve first- through fourth-graders; incident marks fourth such raid on West Bank villages in last two weeks
Artists Pull Out of Berlin Culture Festival Due to Israeli Embassy Funding
Several acts drop out after Pop-Kultur festival publishes embassy’s logo on website as part of 500 euros it contributed to help fund Israeli artists’ costs
Israel demolishes kindergarten in Bedouin community near Jerusalem
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces have reportedly demolished a kindergarten in the Bedouin community of Jabal al-Baba in the outskirts of al-Eizariya in the occupied West Bank district of Jerusalem…..
Portuguese photographers launch Israel boycott pledge
On World Photography Day, over 40 Portuguese photographers, teachers of photography and photography students have launched a pledge not to accept professional invitations or financing from the State of Israel….
Israel delays half of Gazans seeking to leave Strip for medical care, WHO says
All those who seek permission are patients whom the Palestinians have allowed to leave Gaza and for whom they’ve committed to pay
A New Boycott Battle
Civil rights groups argue “anti-Israel boycott” bill would violate First Amendment rights, while supporters say the bill is narrowly tailored and represents a minor amendment to current law.
So Ordered the Israeli Army: The Trumpeter and Violinist Can’t Leave Gaza for the West Bank
Israel’s High Court agreed to prevent the two 16-year-old musicians with Russian citizenship from leaving: ‘It should be noted that the musical development is not necessarily dependent on location’
The Democratic Socialists of America responds to Palestinian Civil Society’s call by fully supporting BDS
DSA BDS Resolution
The Resolution of the Democratic Socialists for Justice in Palestine to the 2017 DSA National Convention